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Endoscopic third ventriculostomy for VP shunt malfunction during the third trimester of pregnancy: illustrative case

BACKGROUND: Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) is a successful procedure for treating noncommunicating hydrocephalus as an alternative to initial ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement and as a salvage procedure when a VP shunt fails. Physiological changes of pregnancy can lead to VP shunt fa...

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Autores principales: Alhaj, Ahmad K., Al-Saadi, Tariq, Hébert-Blouin, Marie-Noëlle, Petrecca, Kevin, Dudley, Roy W. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9241321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35854929
http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/CASE2054